Manuscript receipt acknowledging specific provisions received from Commissary-General Jeremiah Wadsworth for "his Excellency Genl Washington." Murderer's Creek [New York], 4 September 1779. Signed by William McIntire as lieutenant in the Commander-in-Chief's Guard. 1p, 8 x 5 5/8 in. Docketed to verso.

McIntire receives "One Barrell of Onions, One Loaf Sugar, One Kegg Split Pease, Four Pounds of Mustard, Thirty Pounds of Cheese, One Keg of Smoked Herring & Forty two Bottles of Ale" for General George Washington. 

"Murderer's Creek" referred to a Continental Army supply depot used to provision Washington's forces during the crucial 1779 Sullivan-Clinton Expedition, a major Continental Army offensive against Iroquois and British-allied forces. Supply networks through the Hudson Valley waterways were vital to sustaining Washington's troops, and as Washington's 1779 correspondence with Commissary-General Wadsworth demonstrates, Washington himself was heavily involved in ensuring the proper provisioning of his soldiers. Washington also relied upon his Commissary-General to provide for his own needs and requests, as exemplified in this receipt for items specifically designated for "His Excellency Genl Washington."

William McIntire (1753-1826) of Caroline County, Virginia, was a soldier in the Commander-in-Chief's Guard, an elite unit of approximately 180 men tasked with providing protection for General Washington during the war. McIntire originally enlisted for one year as a private in the 2nd Virginia Regiment in October 1775, and in September 1776 re-enlisted for three years with that regiment. He transferred to George Washington's "Life Guards" in May 1777 and was promoted to corporal in June 1777. In March 17778, McIntire received a promotion to sergeant, however, he was reduced to the ranks later the same month. He was discharged from the army in late September 1779.

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